vena cava
Noun

vena cava

  1. (anatomy) Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.
Translations
  • Italian: vena cava
  • Portuguese: veia cava
  • Spanish: vena cava



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